ply

pli, couche

Une seule couche d’un matériau constitué de plusieurs couches.

En anglais simple : One layer in a material made from several layers.

• The outer ply had split.
• Each ply of wood is glued to the next.
• This board contains five thin plies.

Comment l'utiliser : ply of something (We added another ply of wood.)

Synonymes : layer

Expressions courantes : single ply, outer ply, ply of wood

brin

Un des fils torsadés ensemble pour former un fil plus épais ou une corde.

En anglais simple : One of the threads twisted together to make yarn or rope.

• One ply of the yarn broke.
• The rope has three plies twisted together.
• Separate each ply before repairing the damaged section.

Comment l'utiliser : ply of something (One ply of the rope had snapped.)

Synonymes : strand

Expressions courantes : single ply, yarn ply, ply of yarn

demi-coup

Un seul coup joué par un joueur dans un jeu où deux joueurs jouent à tour de rôle.

En anglais simple : One move by one player in a game where two players take turns.

• One ply means one player moves.
• The chess engine searches twenty plies ahead.
• At this ply, the computer considers every legal move.

Synonymes : half-move

Expressions courantes : one ply, search ply, ply depth

état, condition

État ou situation dans lesquels se trouve une personne ou une chose.

En anglais simple : The state or condition that someone or something is in.

• The storm left the farm in a poor ply.
• He found his affairs in a sorry ply.
• The old house was in a worse ply than before.

Synonymes : state, condition

Expressions courantes : poor ply, sorry ply

exercer, pratiquer

Exercer un métier ou une activité avec régularité et soin.

En anglais simple : To work steadily and carefully at a job or activity.

• She plies her trade in the market.
• He plied his craft for forty years.
• Artists ply their trade along the river.

Synonymes : practise, pursue

Expressions courantes : ply a trade, ply a craft

gaver, abreuver

Donner ou proposer sans cesse quelque chose à quelqu’un, souvent pour l’influencer.

En anglais simple : To keep giving or offering someone something, often to influence them.

• They plied us with food.
• The host plied his guests with wine all evening.
• She tried to ply him with gifts to win his support.

Comment l'utiliser : ply someone with something (The host plied us with cake.)

Expressions courantes : ply with drink, ply someone with food

assaillir, harceler

Poser sans cesse des questions ou faire des demandes à quelqu’un pour le pousser à répondre.

En anglais simple : To repeatedly ask someone questions or make requests, putting pressure on them to respond.

• Reporters plied her with questions.
• The children plied him with requests for another story.
• They kept plying me with questions about my trip.

Comment l'utiliser : ply someone with something (She plied the guide with questions.)

Synonymes : bombard, press

Expressions courantes : ply with questions, ply someone with requests

manier, manœuvrer

Utiliser un outil ou une arme de façon répétée et avec effort.

En anglais simple : To use a tool or weapon repeatedly and with effort.

• She plied her needle all evening.
• The rowers plied their oars against the current.
• He plied his axe until the tree fell.

Synonymes : wield, use

Expressions courantes : ply an oar, ply a needle, ply an axe